Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

filamerican

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fil-amer-i-can
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Filipino who supports the United States military.

Example Sentences

"Although we had again been forced to withdraw, and finally abandon the first line of defense, the Filamericans had inflicted heavy casualties upon the enemy."
"The Americans on Del Monte helped the Filamericans get the quinine cargo to the Cotabato coast. From there, they were able to make it to the American base in Cotabato, where they found it completely transformed."

Etymology

Blend of Filipino + American.

Inflected Forms

Filamericans (plural)

Questions

What does filamerican mean?: A Filipino who supports the United States military.
Where does filamerican come from?: Blend of Filipino + American.

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